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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This year's 4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Biennial African Bioacoustics Community Conference is coming up this September.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The conference this year is to be held in Cape Town and will be a hybrid event, allowing for more attendees to hopefully participate, including those who&nbsp;can't make it to South Africa. It would be great to see
 some of you there either in person or online! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please see the conference details below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">&quot;African Bioacoustics Community Conference, 1-6 September 2024, The Breakwater Lodge (Cape Town, South Africa). It is a hybrid event, with an online component for those that are unable to travel and join us in
 person. It is a full 5-day conference with one day dedicated to workshops. The standard registration deadline closes on 31 July 2024&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This post is made on behalf of <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Sasha Dines&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">PhD Candidate&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Stellenbosch University, Cape Town // Sea Search Research and Conservation NPO // Core member of The SouSA Consortium&nbsp;</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(+27) 79&nbsp; 1223150 //
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